Turman Oil Co. v. Roberts

BLAIR, Justice.

This litigation arose as follows: Ap-pellee J. M. Roberts owned an interest in an oil and gas lease on a 1.6-acre tract of land in the East Texas oil field in Rusk county, and applied for a permit to drill a second well thereon, which the Railroad ’ Commission denied on December 17, 1934. On the same date, Roberts appealed to the district court of Travis county, seeking to set aside the order as being unreasonable and unjust. On December 20, 1934, the commission, acting by and through the Attorney General, filed an answer consisting of a general demurrer and general denial; and…